Sarah Lawrence College

The Associate Archivist and Digital Preservation Manager reports to the College Archivist. As Associate Archivist, supports the College Archivist in collection management and processing of archival collections. Under the guidance of the College Archivist, the Digital Preservation Manager provides leadership on digital collections standards and practices by establishing best practices and effective workflows and systems for preserving, processing, and providing access to digital resources.

Duties include (but are not limited to):

assisting with accessions process for both paper and digital records

assisting with transfer, storage, and disposition of inactive records

recording oral histories as necessary

processing of new and existing unprocessed collections including description and arrangement

processing of digital assets with long-term historical value

assisting with digital initiatives

processing digital acquisitions

digitizing material upon request

creation of online exhibits

applying long-term preservation techniques for digital materials

establishing of best practices and effective workflows and systems for born-digital materials